diff --git a/ietf/templates/registration/edit_profile.html b/ietf/templates/registration/edit_profile.html
index c0fc66267..9e09b6be2 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/registration/edit_profile.html
+++ b/ietf/templates/registration/edit_profile.html
@@ -102,14 +102,18 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="form-group">
-      <label class="col-sm-2 control-label">{{person_form.ascii_short.label|upper}}</label>
+      <label class="col-sm-2 control-label">{{person_form.ascii_short.label}}</label>
       <div class="col-sm-10">
         <div class="row">
 	  <div class="col-sm-5">
 	    {{person_form.ascii_short|add_class:"form-control"}}
 	  </div>
 	  <div class="col-sm-7">
-	    <span class="help-block">Short form, if any, of your name as rendered in ASCII (blank is okay).</span>
+	    <span class="help-block">
+	       Example: A. Nonymous.  Fill in this with initials and surname only if 
+	       taking the initials and surname of your ASCII name above produces an incorrect
+	       initials-only form. (Blank is ok).
+	    </span>
 	  </div>
         </div>
       </div>